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ASTASIA-ABASIA [1 record]

Record 1 2005-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Nervous System
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Motor incoordination with an inability to stand or walk despite normal ability to move the legs when sitting or lying down.

Key term(s)
  • astasia abasia
  • abasia astasia
  • Blocq disease

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Trouble moteur qui se caractérise par la chute de la personne qui essaie de marcher.

CONT

Les lésions du cortex préfrontal (face externe) se traduisent par une réduction de l'activité motrice (akinésie) et de la vie émotionnelle, parfois des phénomènes de négligence motrice, un trouble de l'équilibre et de la marche (astasie-abasie) [...]

Spanish

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